...Duchesse de Montebello is sold in all of Europe as an Alba-Rose, i.e. as Small Maidens Blush. I have ordered or exchanged Small Maidens Blush from rose nurseries in Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, a total of 14 plants. And every one of them was the light Gallica, or I should better say, the hybrid china Duchesse de Montebello....Also in Sangerhausen was a Duchesse de Montebello labeled as Small Maidens Blush, meanwhile the label has been changed...

.. since a long time nurseries also propose a 'Cuisse de Nymphe émue', also called 'Nymphe naine émue' or even 'Petite anglaise'. The characteristics of this variety is said to be a rose colour more 'ému', i.e. darker (because of being less pale on the edges); this is quite discutable as the colour depends very much on the soil and on the climate (without talking about personal appreciation!). Let us simply say that it seems to be a clone, probably selected in the Kew gardens (England) in 1797, which gave examples of shorter growth. But in commerce, to the displeasure of nurseries, 'Cuisse de nymphe' and 'Cuisse de Nymphe émue' have long been mixed-up.

Peter Beales. 'Great Maiden's Blush'. ....A less common reason for inquiry - though still frequent enough - is the sudden appearance of this rose in a part of the garden where no rose has ever before been seen growing. Such a surprising emergence is usually the result of the rhizomelike roots of 'Maiden's Blush' which, having been hindered from sprouting for one reason or another (usually because of the constant cultivation of a border or the regular cutting of a lawn), suddenly reappear above ground. Such is the will of this rose to live that a new plant can emerge many years after its parent has disappeared, and many yards from its original position.